I saw Casino Royale and I loved it! Combine this movie with Borat and I haven't been this eager to throw money at a box office in, possibly, years.The experience of seeing Casino Royale was better than Borat since I expected nothing of the latest 007 franchise. Also, unlike Borat, the best parts were not already shown in the trailer.
The Casino Royale trailer made the movie look like a typical action thriller. Yet, here was a action flick that actually offered original chase sequences, a believable love story, and truly dirty innuendos. And any film that features significantly more male than female nudity holds a special place in my heart.
I did not have strong objections to Daniel Craig as Bond. Having seen him in Layer Cake, I thought he would be a good fit. It was a shame that unimaginative bullies like the one behind the website, craignotbond.com (mysteriously defunct), attacked Daniel Craig without having seen the movie. The anonymous cowards used puerile tactics like posting a scene on YouTube from the film, Enduring Love that featured Daniel Craig kissing a male co-star then citing it as proof of what a travesty Craig's James Bond would be.
The idiots behind craignotbond.com and their like can keep Pierce Brosnan and the last three Bond films, which pretty much meld into one film in my memory. James Bond was becoming indistinguishable from Austin Powers with the ridiculous 'world domination' villains, over the top gadgets, and a male lead that is promiscuous yet completely neutered.
When Daniel Craig finally identified himself as James Bond in the movie, the audience at my screening clapped and cheered. That means money well spent.
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Hey are you stealing my ideas? Less gadgets = more Bond.
Best Bonds are the Connery/Moore era. Let's hope Daniels adds to the list.
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